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Fracture prevention in Kaiser Permanente Southern California

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The Kaiser Permanente Healthy Bones Program has used a systematic approach to address the osteoporosis/fracture care gaps. The article discusses the ten-step processes that utilize information technology and care managers to identify, risk stratify, treat, and then track our patients with care gaps. This program has led to 40+% reduction in the expected number of hip fractures in 2009 that we attribute to the increase in DXA screening followed by appropriate osteoporosis treatment.

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I would like to thank my entire KP SCAL Healthy Bones Team.

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  1. Department of Orthopedics, Kaiser Permanente, 9353 E Imperial Hwy, Downey, CA, 90242, USA

    R. Dell

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Dell, R. Fracture prevention in Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Osteoporos Int 22 (Suppl 3), 457 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-011-1712-0

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